diff --git a/QnetGateway.cpp b/QnetGateway.cpp
index 1fbcad4..7a42a24 100644
--- a/QnetGateway.cpp
+++ b/QnetGateway.cpp
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ bool CQnetGateway::read_config(char *cfgFile)
 
 	// timing
 	path = "timing.play.";
-	get_value(cfg, path+"wait", play_wait, 1, 10, 2);
+	get_value(cfg, path+"wait", play_wait, 1, 10, 1);
 
 	get_value(cfg, path+"delay", play_delay, 9, 25, 19);
 
diff --git a/QnetLink.cpp b/QnetLink.cpp
index 5a2dab1..238cfb2 100644
--- a/QnetLink.cpp
+++ b/QnetLink.cpp
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ bool CQnetLink::read_config(const char *cfgFile)
 	if (! get_value(cfg, "file.announce_dir", announce_dir, 2, FILENAME_MAX, "/usr/local/etc"))
 		return true;
 
-	get_value(cfg, "timing.play.wait", delay_before, 1, 10, 2);
+	get_value(cfg, "timing.play.wait", delay_before, 1, 10, 1);
 
 	memset(link_at_startup, 0, CALL_SIZE+1);
 	if (get_value(cfg, "link.link_at_start", value, 5, CALL_SIZE, "NONE")) {
diff --git a/QnetRemote.cpp b/QnetRemote.cpp
index e1bb139..77363a5 100644
--- a/QnetRemote.cpp
+++ b/QnetRemote.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ bool read_config(const char *cfgFile)
 
 	get_value(cfg, "gateway.internal.port", PORT, 16000, 65535, is_icom ? 20000 : 19000);
 
-	get_value(cfg, "timing.play.wait", PLAY_WAIT, 1, 10, 2);
+	get_value(cfg, "timing.play.wait", PLAY_WAIT, 1, 10, 1);
 
 	get_value(cfg, "timing.play.delay", PLAY_DELAY, 9, 25, 19);
 
diff --git a/qn.everything.cfg b/qn.everything.cfg
index 4408baf..8045207 100644
--- a/qn.everything.cfg
+++ b/qn.everything.cfg
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ timing = {
 	}
 
 	play = {
-#		wait = 2          # seconds before playback occurs, between 1 and 10
+#		wait = 1          # seconds before playback occurs, between 1 and 10
 #		delay = 19        # microseconds between frames playback, if echo sounds bad, adjust this up or down 1,2 microseconds
 	}
 
diff --git a/qn.icom.cfg b/qn.icom.cfg
index a80488c..7fb2aea 100644
--- a/qn.icom.cfg
+++ b/qn.icom.cfg
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ timing = {
 	}
 
 	play = {
-#		wait = 2          # seconds before playback occurs, between 1 and 10
+#		wait = 1          # seconds before playback occurs, between 1 and 10
 #		delay = 19        # microseconds between frames playback, if echo sounds bad, adjust this up or down 1,2 microseconds
 	}